Round and round you go, where you get off, nobody knows… Poetry Friday is here this week! Hello! Poetry Friday is here this week! If you want to know more about what Poetry Friday is, please see this post by children’s author and poet, Renee M. La Tulippe. The Ferris Wheel Come to find out,…
Welcome to Poetry Friday! Our host for this week is the talented and fellow nature lover, Rose Cappelli. You can join the round-up on her blog at Imagine the Possibilities. This week, I want to celebrate Jone Rush MacCulloch’s new book, Tilt, by offering my review of this novel in verse. I’ve been blessed by…
I’m jumping in late today for Poetry Friday because Jone is our host this week. She has been such a support to me over the last couple of years that I try to return support to her in any way I can. Please visit her website @ https://www.jonerushmacculloch.com/ for all the latest. She’s been busy…
Yesterday, I saw a post on social media that posed the question in my title. I was interested to see what people had written, expecting to see a lot of one person’s name. I was pleasantly surprised that I didn’t. I’ll reveal what I expected at the end of my post. This realization just showed…
I woke up today thinking it was Saturday. All week, I wanted to try writing an Ovillejo, a form of poetry that some of the Poetry Friday participants challenged us to try writing last week. But the week got away from me. It was also snowing, so I sat down and decided to try the…
Recently, I told myself that I need to focus on my own projects, instead of involving others in my projects or trying to be “like others.” I want to write authentically for myself first. This means focusing on nature and the small things in life that many walk past. I like to notice “the little…
Welcome to Poetry Friday. If you want to know what Poetry Friday is, check this article by Children’s author, Renee M La Tulippe, on her page at Water, No River. This week has been better with focusing on optimism. I drew inspiration from nature as the ice and snow thaw, preparing to give way to…
I’m keeping things short this week, since I’m lacking motivation and optimism. Part of my problem, I think, is that I’ve elected to read some pretty heavy stuff lately. I bought a poetry book called Milk and Honey (2015) in the bookstore on St. Thomas. It attracted me for the simplicity of the cover, the…
We arrived back from St. Thomas on Tuesday night and home on Wednesday after sleeping at our park and fly hotel in Minnesota. Our trip this year was 3 weeks long, one week shorter than last year. We found that two and a half to three weeks is our sweet spot. Both my husband and…
Despite saying no poetry on vacation, I wrote these… tropical breezessoothing my icy old soullife continues here calm azure waterskites carrying cares awaytropical healing Hanging Hemlocks pathTramping through snow-laden woodsShow slivers of sun My blog is under reconstruction. Please bear with me as it takes on my words. Thank you!